My "MINI" Adventure

After a very long trip in which I barely slept, I arrived at the airport
where I was greeted by two beautiful women sent by Sam Cooper. It so happened
that both the French teams were on my flight without my knowledge! Continuous
cameras flashed at us until I checked into my room where I did a thorough
check for bugs. I then read a confidential letter and instructions left in
my room by Sam Cooper in great details. At exactly 19:00, I met up with the
rest of the Team USA as well as all the other agents from around the world
to head out for dinner. Team Canada, however, was late. Somehow they all
missed their flights.
A very hip and trendy place was specially booked for us that night. There
were more press at the restaurant then I had ever seen in my life. We had
kangaroo carpaccio with mango salsa for appetizer, Ox's steak for main course,
and chocolate volcano with sorbet for dessert. Through dinner, we debated
whether the word "OVEN" in capital letters within the menu was a clue. Then,
we realized that it was actually the name of the restaurant, felt kind of
stupid, and got drunk.

...and day 3 and 4.

After reading Sam's instruction, I had a little time to relax. Here are some
views from my many windows - the ocean...

...one city view...

...and another...

...and another...

...and another.

The time has fianlly come to meet my team! From left to right: MINI USA
coordinator James, my teammates Brooks, Brian, and Dick Tracy (Kendall)

One of the main event coordinator, Gavin, explains our schedule to us

Team USA gets together for a picture with Hildegard from the BMW headquarter

A spiffy MINI Cooper S parked outside the restaurant

Let's look at it from the side...you can never get tired of looking at this
car!

I thought I would take a picture of them since they were taking pictures of
us